ISBN10: 0593132955, ISBN13: 9780593132951, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGrawJon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duoconnecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our musicby the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones.From The Star-Spangled Banner to Born in the U.S.A., Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for womens suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined ...